| | Admissions departments at major [[college]]s are now familiar and comfortable with homeschooling, according to a 2004 [[Boston Globe]] article. The article quotes a [[Liberal Arts college|Williams College]] admission officer as saying "We read home-schoolers'[sic] applications just like any other application. They don't get any special consideration, but they're not [[discrimination|discriminated]] against, either. Their applications are interesting, and they've certainly done independent work their whole lives." It notes that acceptance rate of homeschoolers at Williams is 20 percent,<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2004/03/21/schoolhouse_rocked?mode=PF Schoolhouse rocked] "home schooling[sic] has gone main stream[sic], especially in Massachusetts. It's estimated that as many as 20,000 children here have abandoned test-crazy public schools and high-priced private schools for the comfort of the living room couch. But most surprising of all is that Harvard, BU, Brown, and other colleges are welcoming home-schoolers like all other students." Source for Williams College admission officer's quote, 20% figure.</ref> virtually identical to its overall acceptance rate.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2006-11-02-collegerates_x.htm College acceptance rates]: Williams, 19.2%. U. S. News and World Report</ref> | | Admissions departments at major [[college]]s are now familiar and comfortable with homeschooling, according to a 2004 [[Boston Globe]] article. The article quotes a [[Liberal Arts college|Williams College]] admission officer as saying "We read home-schoolers'[sic] applications just like any other application. They don't get any special consideration, but they're not [[discrimination|discriminated]] against, either. Their applications are interesting, and they've certainly done independent work their whole lives." It notes that acceptance rate of homeschoolers at Williams is 20 percent,<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2004/03/21/schoolhouse_rocked?mode=PF Schoolhouse rocked] "home schooling[sic] has gone main stream[sic], especially in Massachusetts. It's estimated that as many as 20,000 children here have abandoned test-crazy public schools and high-priced private schools for the comfort of the living room couch. But most surprising of all is that Harvard, BU, Brown, and other colleges are welcoming home-schoolers like all other students." Source for Williams College admission officer's quote, 20% figure.</ref> virtually identical to its overall acceptance rate.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2006-11-02-collegerates_x.htm College acceptance rates]: Williams, 19.2%. U. S. News and World Report</ref> |